The UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) is an opportunity to showcase unity against the existential threat of climate change that can only be overcome through concerted action and effective implementation, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in welcome message to the event participants.
The message was published on the official website of COP27 Egypt launched to provide information on the UN event, which is slated to be held from 7 to 18 November in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
In his message, El-Sisi said Egypt, in its role as conference president, will spare no effort to ensure that COP27 becomes the moment when the world moved from negotiation to implementation and where words were translated to actions.
"We are now able to better understand the science behind climate change, better assess its impacts, and better develop tools to address its causes and consequences," he assured.
Egypt and its people look forward to welcoming you all at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, where we trust the world will come together, yet again, to reaffirm its commitment to the global climate agenda despite the difficulties and uncertainties of our time, El-Sisi added.
El-Sisi added that the world came together in 2015 and showed the will to make the necessary compromises, which led to the successful adoption of the Paris Agreement.
He said that the world is once again called upon to act rapidly to meet the 1.5-degree goal, build resilience, and enhance capacity to adapt, especially in light of the unmistakable messages in the recent reports of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and following COP26 in Glasgow.
"And while these are no doubt major undertakings, I sincerely believe that they can also become opportunities for transformation towards sustainability if we collectively think creatively and demonstrate the necessary political will," he noted.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
